ADULTEROUS is a valid Scrabble word — 11 points
Yes. ADULTEROUS is accepted by every list we check: Collins, the North American lists and Words with Friends. It scores 11 points in Scrabble and 14 in Words with Friends.
Which word lists accept ADULTEROUS?
| Official Scrabble Players DictionaryUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
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| Official Tournament and Club Word ListUSA, Canada, Thailand | Valid |
| Collins Scrabble WordsEnglish in most countries | Valid |
| Words with FriendsZynga word list | Valid |
Word power: 25 / 100
Our own measure of how useful ADULTEROUS is to know. It scores 11 from 10 tiles, takes 0 hooks, and its letters make up 6.1% of the bag. How this number is calculated
Hooks for ADULTEROUS
No single letter turns ADULTEROUS into another word.
How ADULTEROUS scores
Face value of the 10 tiles in ADULTEROUS, before any board multiplier.
Tiles you need
| Letter | Needed | In the bag |
|---|---|---|
| a | 1 | 9 |
| d | 1 | 4 |
| u | 2 | 4 |
| l | 1 | 4 |
| t | 1 | 6 |
| e | 1 | 12 |
| r | 1 | 6 |
| o | 1 | 8 |
| s | 1 | 4 |
Longer than a 7-tile rack, so ADULTEROUS has to be built on the board across turns.
What does ADULTEROUS mean in Scrabble?
adjective
Unfaithful to a husband, wife or partner by having a sexual relationship with someone else.
An adulterous affair is a breach of marital trust, and the word is common in law, scripture and gossip alike. It can describe the person, the act or the relationship. In older texts it can also mean spurious or corrupt.
How ADULTEROUS is used
The adjective adulterous is used for unfaithful people, acts and relationships.
- The senator resigned after his adulterous affair became public.
- The play centres on an adulterous triangle in a small village.
- She discovered her husband was leading an adulterous double life.
Written for this site: 1 meaning of ADULTEROUS and 3 example sentences, not copied from a published dictionary.
Words starting with ADULTEROUS
1 longer words begin with ADULTEROUS.
Shorter words from the letters in ADULTEROUS
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Common questions about ADULTEROUS
- Is ADULTEROUS valid in Words with Friends?
- Yes. Words with Friends accepts ADULTEROUS, where it scores 14 points. That game keeps its own list, separate from the Scrabble dictionaries.
- How many points is ADULTEROUS worth?
- ADULTEROUS is worth 11 points in Scrabble and 14 points in Words with Friends.
- What does ADULTEROUS mean?
- Unfaithful to a husband, wife or partner by having a sexual relationship with someone else.
- What letters can be added to ADULTEROUS?
- No single letter can be added to ADULTEROUS to make another word.
Every word you can build from the 10 letters of ADULTEROUS:
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